（美国有线电视新闻网）曼彻斯特城队以 4-0 的比分击败受到降级威胁的纽卡斯尔联队，将在英超联赛中的领先优势扩大到 4 分。
Ruben Dias、Joao Cancelo、Riyad Mahrez 和 Raheem Sterling 为曼城赢得了一场轻松的胜利，在周中以 7-0 惨败利兹联之后，曼城现在在两场比赛中打进了 11 个非凡的进球。
最近几周，瓜迪奥拉的球队已经找到了自己的最佳状态，连续八场英超联赛获胜，只有利物浦能够保持在触手可及的距离内。
利物浦的目标是在周六晚些时候前往托特纳姆热刺时将差距缩小到一分。
曼城对利兹的胜利是球队 2021 年的第 34 场胜利，创下了英格兰足球顶级联赛任何俱乐部在日历年中获胜次数最多的新纪录。
与此同时，切尔西在客场与狼队无球战平后结结巴巴，在英超冠军争夺战中失利。
这是八场联赛中托马斯·图切尔的球队第五次未能全取三分，导致球队落后积分榜首的曼城六分。
最近几周，球队一直在努力恢复其赛季初的辉煌状态，这让许多球迷和专家相信切尔西将成为本赛季英超联赛冠军的领跑者。
切尔西在周日早上提出推迟比赛的请求被拒绝，因为球队继续因 Covid-19 缺席而苦苦挣扎。
蓝军目前缺少几名关键人物，包括罗梅卢·卢卡库、本·奇尔维尔、若日尼奥和凯·哈弗茨，并且在对阵狼队的比赛中只能指定六名替补球员。
由于多支球队继续应对 Covid-19 的爆发，英超联赛被迫在周末推迟六场比赛。
周六阿斯顿维拉和伯恩利之间的比赛在开球前几个小时被取消，此前维拉报告说球队中的阳性检测数量有所增加。
Premier League roundup: Manchester City extends lead at the top as Chelsea loses ground in title race
(CNN)Manchester City extended its lead at the top of the Premier League to four points with a 4-0 hammering of relegation-threatened Newcastle United.
Ruben Dias, Joao Cancelo, Riyad Mahrez and Raheem Sterling secured a comfortable win for City, which has now scored a remarkable 11 goals in two matches following the 7-0 drubbing of Leeds United in midweek.
Pep Guardiola's side has found its groove in recent weeks to record eight consecutive Premier League wins, with only Liverpool able to stay within touching distance.
Liverpool will aim to close the gap back to one point when it travels to Tottenham later on Saturday.
City's victory over Leeds is the team's 34th win of 2021, setting a new record for most wins in a calendar year by any club in English football's top flight.
Meanwhile, Chelsea lost more ground in the Premier League title race after stuttering to a goalless draw away to Wolves.
It's the fifth time in eight league matches Thomas Tuchel's side has failed to pick up all three points, causing the team to fall six points behind Manchester City at the top of the table.
In recent weeks, the team has struggled the recapture its brilliant early season form, which led many fans and pundits to believe Chelsea would be a front-runner for this season's Premier League title.
Chelsea had a request to postpone the match denied on Sunday morning, as the team continues to struggle with absences due to Covid-19.
The Blues are currently missing several key men, including Romelu Lukaku, Ben Chilwell, Jorginho and Kai Havertz, and were only able to name six substitutes against Wolves.
The Premier League was forced to postpone six matches over the weekend as multiple teams continue to deal with outbreaks of Covid-19.
Saturday's match between Aston Villa and Burnley was called off just hours before kickoff, after Villa reported an increased number of positive tests in the squad.
